Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2019
Series
VA SEA 2019 Lesson Plans
Abstract
Expedition Sediments is a game-in-a-lesson that allows students to explore the movement of sediments through watersheds by moving around the classroom. This lesson explores how grains of estuarine mud and sand move throughout estuaries and coastal regions, with a focus on processes surrounding a highly populated estuary such as the Chesapeake Bay. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to explain how sediments are transported through an estuary, graph sediment residence times in different locations, and compare the timescales of different sediment transport processes.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25773/1PAH-7023
Keywords
Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, sediment transport, estuaries
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Publication Statement
This lesson was developed in alignment with the 2010 Virginia Department of Education’s Science Standards of Learning.
Funding
VA SEA is supported by the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Virginia Sea Grant, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Marine Advisory Program.
Recommended Citation
Turner, J. (2019) Expedition Sediments: Mud's Journey through the Watershed. Subjects: Earth Science / Environmental Science Grades: 9-12. VA SEA 2019 Lesson Plans. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.25773/1PAH-7023
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